EPTSeason 4 1v1 Map Pool Unchanged - Page 24
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IheartBANELINGS
United States8 Posts
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IheartBANELINGS
United States8 Posts
On October 24 2011 08:15 imareaver3 wrote: XNC is very, very good for Terran in TvZ. The positions are short enough that 11/11 is a nightmare to deal with and counter-attacks are very difficult, the natural is open enough that if the T just gets a ton of hellions, there's nothing the Z can do to stop a drone massacre, the gold can be taken while the T is pushing towards the Z, and the gold's position in the center of the map commands the major counter-attack paths into the Terran base. People don't want to dump it because it's old--the GSL still runs Metalopolis--but instead because it's just bad for Z in the current metagame. this is right on. Xel Naga Caverns is AWFUL for Zerg in ZvT. basically forces zerg to play 1 base for the longest time or else get all inned by 11/11 racks or 1-1-1. and if by some miracle the game is forced mid-late game the terran puts a planetary at the gold right in the middle of the map and its over | ||
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WhiskyBacon
New Zealand2 Posts
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lemonbone
Hong Kong154 Posts
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